Book holder



Nov. 30 1926.

l. MOTONO BOOK HOLDER Filed Oct. 12. 1925 @3 .15 11.- 717 so I '30 W {mm mm mun! WITNESSES INVENTOR Patented Nov. 30, 1926. i

IGHIR'O MOTQNQ,

Application filed October 12, 1825. Serial No. 62,111.

This invention relates to book holders.

The principal-object of the present inven.-' tion is to produce a'bOok holder which will support a book in opened conditionin a manner so that's person in a comfortable reclining position may conveniently read the book.

Another object of the invention is a book holder which serves to support a book'in an opened condition so that the leaves or pages o't-the book will face downwardly at an angle. with the pages or leaves being prevented from turning over by a means which also prevent thebook tromiallling out of the holder body, and-the said' means being operable upon the movement of the holder may to: permit the'pages or leaves of the book to be turnedover'. i

The nature of theinvention and. its distinguishing features and advantages" will appear when; the followingspecification is read in conjunction with the accompanying dravvin'g, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe book holder embodyingthe presentinvention.

Fig. 2 'is a View "illustrating the book holder s upported in the position. in which book will bedisposed in: a condition in whichfit may be read by a personina reclining position; the book holder. 'being shownpartlyin'section and partly inelevationith'e section being taken'substanti-ally on the line 2 ''2 of Figl 1 and looking inthe direction indicated bythe arrows.

3 is a 'sectionalwiew" of the book holder'taken substantiallyon the line 33 of Fig.1; the book holderbeing. shown in a position topermitthe pages or leaves of thebook to be turned over while in the holder body, or to permit the book to be r'emovedtherefrom. r

In accordance with the present invention the book holder wil'l' be supported at the desired elevation either upon a supporting stand or upon a portion of a bed so that a person in a reclining position may conveniently read a book supported by the holder. In the drawing the book holder is shown as supported on a stand merely as an example of one manner of use of the book holder. The book holder 10 includes a holder body 11, which may be of any preferred construction and which may be made of any preferred material. In the present instance the holder body 11 consists of a top 12, bottom 13 which constitutes a rest, sides 14: which connect the top 12 andbottom 13, and back members or slats 15. which are. connected to the 'sides14. Attaching means 16 is provided which tiltably supports the body holder 11. In the. present instance the means 16 consists of a yoke 1.7, having an attaching lug 18. The? yoke lihas endfmembers 19 which are connected. respectively as at 20 to the sides M nna thus constitute levers at the opposite sides of the holder body 11. The attaching lug 18' is attached to the member 21 which connects the end. members 19 and carries means in the form of. a wing nut 22, or any other suitable means may be provided for connecting the yoke to a suitable support such asthe support'or stand 23. It will'now be understbod"thatthe holder body 11 may be tilted. to be disposed in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. A handle 24' attached to the/bottom I3 is providedfor tilting the body holder 11'. Means in the form of a spring25 is attached as at 26 to the member 210i the yoke 17-, and the opposite end of the spring is held in place by a stud 27 carried by one of the slats 15. Holding members 28. and 29 are employed to extend respectivelv near thetop and. bottom ofthe holder body transversely with respect theretoan'd serve. tor'preventing the pages of the book from turning over,'and also for preventing the book'from falling out of the holder body when the same is in the position shown in Fig. 2. The holding members 28 and 29 are movable to different positions simultaneously in response to the tilting movements'otthe holder body 11,'and this is accoinplished by the means presently to be described. At each side of the holder body 11, and. connected tothe end member 19. thereat are arms 30 and 31, one end of each otflthe arms30, and 31 being pivotally connected. as at 32v to the portion of saidend member on lever 19. A bell-crank lever 33 is pivotally connected as at 34 to the arni 30, and the part 35 of said lever adjustably supports the holding member 28. The holding member 28 is adjustable by virtue of a slot 36 in each of the parts 35 into which the opposite ends respectively of the holding member 23 extend. Suitable clamping nuts 37 are employed for maintaining the holding member 28 in the different adjustable positions; there being calibrations 38 on each part 35 to constitute a gauge for insuring the proper horizontal dispositions of the holding 1 e 11 er28, The le er 39 i empl y nd I holder body 11.

has one end thereof pivotally connected as at to the arm 31 and the opposite end thereof is pivotally connected as at tl to an arm 42 which is pivotally connected as at 4:3 to a bell-crank lever 4 The holding member 29 is carried by the levers 44. At tached to each of the sides 14 is a casing t5, one wall of which has an opening 4:6 to permit the holder body 11 to have movement with respect to its related end member 19, and the opposite wall of the casing has an opening 47 to permit the movement of its related lever 33, and an opening 4-8 to permit the movement of its related lever 44'.

When the holder body 11 is in the position shown in Fig. 3 a book in opened condition may be arranged in the holder body 11 to be supported on the bottom 13. In the position of the holder body 11 mentioned the holding members 28 and 29 will be disposed outwardly away from the holder body by virtue of the lever and arm arrangement between the holding members 23 and 29 and the end members 19. The pages of the book may be readily turned over. When the holder body 11 is tilted to be disposed in the position shown in Fig. 2, the holding members 28 and 29 will be simultaneously moved toward the holder body 11 in response to this tilting movement of the latter by virtue of the lever and arm arrangement, thus the holding member 28 and 29 will prevent the pages of the book from turning over and will also prevent the book from falling out of the The book in the holder body in the position shown in Fig. 2 will have the pages thereof disposed face downwardly at an angle so that the contents thereof may be conveniently read by a person reclining. From the foregoing it will be apparent that the holding members 28 and 29 will be moved to active and inactive positions in response to movements of the holder body 11. thus making the book conveniently accessible for turning over the pages thereof and without possibility of the book falling as it is moved from one position to another for the page turning operation.

In order to make provision for marking the place in the book at which reading was discontinued there is employed a cord 49, one end of which is attached as at to the bottom 13, and the opposite end of the cord is provided with a hook 51 which is releasably engageable with an eye 52 attached to the top 12. The cord 4C9 is used when the book is closed.

It is to be understood that the.invention is not restricted to the precise arrangement of parts shown and described, as details of construction may be modified and rearranged without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

What I claim is- 1. A book holder comprising a holder body for supporting a book in opened condition, means for tiltably supporting the holder body, the holder body being movable to a position in which the pages of the book will face downwardly at an angle, and said holder body being movable to a position in which the pages of the books will face upwardly at an angle, holding members pivotally mounted on the holder body for maintaining the.

book in opened condition and for preventing the pages from turning over and for preventing the book from falling out of the holder body, the holding members being in active position when the holder body is in the first mentioned position, said holding members being in inactive position when the holder body is in the second mentioned position, and means connected to the holding members operable in response to the movement of the holder body for effecting the movement of the holding members to the active and inactive position.

2. A book holder comprising a-holder body for supporting a book in opened condition, attaching means for movably supporting the holder body, holding members for maintaining the book in opened condition and for preventing the pages from turning over and for preventing the book from falling out of the holder body, the holding members being movable to permit the book to be removed from the holder body, and an arm and lever arrangement connected between said attaching means and said holding members for etfecting the movement of the holding members to active and inactive positions in response to the movement of the holder body.

' ICHIRO MOTONO. 

